蘋果收購Beats是該公司有史以來最大的一筆收購，因此執行長蒂姆•庫克（timcook）為員工準備了一份熱情的宣告才有意義。庫克說，收購Beats將最終改善蘋果的產品線，擴大其生態系統。”讓我們的公司走到一起，為我們的客戶所喜愛的驚人發展鋪平了道路。”

一旦收購完成，Beats Music的員工將向Eddy Cue彙報，他目前領導著蘋果的各種數字店面（包括iTunes和App Store）以及iCloud等網路服務。”庫克說：“蘋果和Beats都認為，一項偉大的音樂服務需要一支強大的編輯和策劃團隊，我們將繼續擴大在這些領域的業務。”。市場總監Phil Schiller將監督Beats Electronics的耳機、揚聲器和其他產品。這些細節似乎證實了Dre和Jimmy Iovine一旦成為正式員工，他們將把註意力集中在其他地方——以及蘋果的未來。庫克寫給蘋果員工的整封信如下，由9to5Mac提供。

Team,

This afternoon we announced that Apple is acquiring Beats Music and Beats Electronics, two fast-growing businesses which complement our product line and will help extend the Apple ecosystem in the future. Bringing our companies together paves the way for amazing developments which our customers will love.

Music is an important part of our lives and our culture. Music has the power to inspire us, to comfort us, and to send our emoti*** soaring. It brings people together and transcends the limits of spoken language.

Apple’s history in music began with selling Macs to musicians. That remains important to us today, but we also bring music to hundreds of milli*** of customers with iTunes, which is at the forefront of the digital music revolution. Music holds a special place in our hearts at Apple, and we know that we can make an even bigger contribution to something that is so important to our society. That’s why we have kept investing in music and why we’re bringing together these extraordinary teams — so we can continue to create the most innovative music products and services in the world.

Beats co-founders and music industry pioneers Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre will join Apple, along with their team of employees. Jimmy has been on the cutting edge of innovation in the music industry for decades, including as a key partner for Apple in the launch of the iTunes Music Store more than ten years ago. He has produced or collaborated with some of the most popular artists in history, and been an important contributor to the success of the iTunes Store.

Beats Music was built with deep respect for both artists and fans. We think it’s the first subscription service to really get it right. Both Apple and Beats believe that a great music service requires a strong editorial and curation team, and we will continue to expand what we do in those areas. The addition of Beats will make our incredible iTunes lineup even better, extending the emotional connection our customers have with music.

The Beats Music team will report to Eddy. The teams will be getting to know each other better in the weeks ahead, and we are very excited about the possibilities for the future.

Beats Electronics has become the brand of choice for headphones and speakers in both the music and sports world, just five years after its launch. They are among the most popular and highest-rated third-party products sold today in Apple’s retail and online stores. We see an incredible opportunity to bring Apple’s legendary design and engineering capabilities to these popular products under Phil’s leadership.

Please join me in welcoming Beats to Apple. I hope you are as excited as I am about this new chapter in our history.

Tim